General Malaise
Footballguy
Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary likes to rant about a lot of things and usually I pay little attention, but this one I thought was pretty good: “Stop spending money on crap you don’t need! What’s the biggest waste of money you see today?”
First, he singles out coffee and the amount people spend per day on coffee. We brew at home usually and I drink black coffee so this one is moot for me.
But secondly, he suggests that people waste too much money on lunch. To wit:
Another red flag: buying lunch at work, instead of preparing a homemade one. “You go to work, you spend $15 on a sandwich… what are you, an idiot? It costs you 99 cents to make a sandwich at home and bring it with you,” O’Leary said in the video, arguing that if you start to add that up every day, it’s a ton of money.
I'm in his boat - I make a sandwich at work every day (although sometimes I take in leftovers from dinner). However, I think his math is off. I went to the store this morning and bought:
- Loaf of sourdough bread (24 slices)
- 1 Lb of slicked turkey
- Jar of dill pickles
- Ice berg lettuce
- Spicy brown mustard
- Sharp cheddar from Wisconsin (shout out to my Whisky boys)
Total was $22.50. This SHOULD be good for 10-12 work days so basically $2.25/day for lunch. Not quite $0.99 cents as he suggests, but I guess I could ditch the cheese or get crappier bread to meet his cost basis, but I want some luxury items with lunch.
How much are you spending per workday on lunch?
What do you do during the week for lunch?
First, he singles out coffee and the amount people spend per day on coffee. We brew at home usually and I drink black coffee so this one is moot for me.
But secondly, he suggests that people waste too much money on lunch. To wit:
Another red flag: buying lunch at work, instead of preparing a homemade one. “You go to work, you spend $15 on a sandwich… what are you, an idiot? It costs you 99 cents to make a sandwich at home and bring it with you,” O’Leary said in the video, arguing that if you start to add that up every day, it’s a ton of money.
I'm in his boat - I make a sandwich at work every day (although sometimes I take in leftovers from dinner). However, I think his math is off. I went to the store this morning and bought:
- Loaf of sourdough bread (24 slices)
- 1 Lb of slicked turkey
- Jar of dill pickles
- Ice berg lettuce
- Spicy brown mustard
- Sharp cheddar from Wisconsin (shout out to my Whisky boys)
Total was $22.50. This SHOULD be good for 10-12 work days so basically $2.25/day for lunch. Not quite $0.99 cents as he suggests, but I guess I could ditch the cheese or get crappier bread to meet his cost basis, but I want some luxury items with lunch.
How much are you spending per workday on lunch?
What do you do during the week for lunch?